Making Offerings to BUDDHA - a Dharma talk at Thailand's famous Floating Market

This is the video which has the Dharma talk about why we should have Buddha statues, shrines and make offerings......I am giving you Dharma sharing on a boat!!! Fun!!
Dear friends,
We drove two hours from Bangkok to the world famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. There are many floating markets not far from Bangkok, but this one is the original. The other ones we visited are nice also although not the original one. But whether it's the original one or not, does not matter as they all have their appeal. They are all very nice....visit the floating markets in Thailand!
People at Damnoen Saduak Floating Market are very friendly, outgoing, full of smiles and like to bargain with their items...But if you smile, they will smile back very fast. There are houses, shops, tea stops, gift items on both sides of the river for you to feast your eyes on. And many things are sold on the boats floating along the two sides against the pier. I enjoyed the ride so much. I bought some traditional Thai puppets. They wanted 4,500 baht for it, but I bargained to 2,500 baht and it took 5 mins....Wear light clothes, T-shirts, and cotton items to be comfortable.. It was a blistering hot day when we went, so don't forget to bring your umbrellas when you ride on the boat....we forgot!! Hehe.. There is plenty of good food at the market..so you won't be hungry. In fact, too much good food.
Beng Kooi, Datuk May, Seng Piow, James, Ethan, Bryan, Lew, Justin Ripley, Su Ming, Cynthia, Monlam, Wan, Jp, Carmen, Wai Meng and myself rented a mini bus and took the journey from Bangkok...We all enjoyed the Floating Market very very very much.
Traffic jams in Bangkok start around 3-3:30pm and can last until 7pm. So wherever you go, you must avoid this timing. If you are coming into Bangkok then you must get in before 3:30pm daily or you will need an extra hour to get where you want to go within Bangkok. If you wish to for example drive outside of Bangkok, leave before 3:30pm also. Either in or out of Bangkok, AVOID THE JAMS...YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED...LOL.
There are places outside of Bangkok we visited and it would normally take one hour to arrive, with the jam it takes two hours...so we learned the hard way to avoid the infamous jams...hehehe...Bangkok is a huge metropolitan city with 10 million population and when offices/businesses close, everyone rushes to get home. Heed my warning regarding travelling around in cars BEFORE 3;30pm. Sundays should be better.
Not all of Bangkok is connected by tram or train, so if you have to go out then get use to the trains wherever they are available, they are convenient, punctual and do not get stuck in traffic.
I loved riding the boat on the river of Damnoen Saduak Floating Market.. I decided to share a thoughts on the relevance of Buddha images and making offerings everyday. Why we make offerings, the benefits and how it started. I sincerely hope the talks help you while you feast your eyes on the exotic scenes.
Much Care as ususal, Tsem Rinpoche
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[@mamav2590]

I am so glad I found your videos. Very good, enlightening and clear teachings. Many thanks!

[@gohjacinta28]

There are many more in this channel. Check it out ya

[@nicholasyu12]

Seeing a buddha statue, making offering, prostrate and making a buddha images plant a seeds in us for our futures. Great benefits inviting a Buddha statue at home! The Buddha statues representing a fully enlightened being and by prostrating to the image is the same as prostrating to Buddha himself. Wonderful teaching!

[@carolyn6689]

Thank you so much.Very helpful video and beautiful boat ride❤🧘🌴🌳🙏🏼

[@christineso231]

Hello IndoHati, thank you for watching and your reply. Please do visit Tsem Rinphoche`s personal blog @ www.tsemrinpoche.com for further spiritual teachings :)

[@carnalorganicanagram]

Thank you for that informative teaching. I had been wanting to learn about how to make offerings to the Buddha. May you be well and happy! C:

[@setheh]

Thank you for this beautiful teaching!

[@sonamloday1221]

Rimpoche thank you for your wonderful teaching la...

[@jasonwakefield]

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[@Human3389World]

Thank you this video is really inspirational

[@gohjacinta28]

James Wakelin Hi James. Do you know that Rinpoche has a personal blog here www.tsemrinpoche.com ?

[@sunflower4839]

Thank you for making this video

[@gohjacinta28]

NYC SUGAR Hope this will inspire you for a visit to Thailand soon. www.tsemrinpoche.com

[@WiccanMohan]

Thanks for this educational video my friend, you clear something which I did not know about giving away Buddha statue to other people...

[@gohjacinta28]

It's never too late to start giving now. XD. www.tsemrinpoche.com

[@rayang9982]

thanks Tsem Rinpoche for the sharing! Just like Tsem Rinpoche said “we come this world to give, not to take” This remind me of one story.There is a God that give option to two person what they would like to rebirth as, Option 1 is to be born as a person who “Giving to others” all their life or Option 2 is to born as a person who “Take from others” all their life. Very fast one of them choose to take Option 2 (Taker), the others one choose to take Option 1 (Giver). Lastly, the Taker reborn as a Beggars & The Giver reborn as a very wealthy person. Wish Tsem Rinpoche Long life & thanks Rinpoche for your guidance

[@gohjacinta28]

HI Ray Ang, your story is simple but very much straight to the point. Have you been to Rinpoche's blog here www.tsemrinpoche.com

[@kwonbird]

Rinpoche Please do make a video on how to start up a buddhist altar.

[@leggozombieslayin]

I just had this thought of the Buddha's enlightenment. This is just a thought I would like to share and write down to look at later; I wish no conflict. The concept of three eons of virtuous action sort of distanced buddha from myself, in my mind. When I heard this, I felt less familiarity with the Buddha. It put Buddha Shakyamuni on a throne which I could not myself presently reach, which I think was detrimental to my own understanding; because I myself obviously am not a virtuous being who has spent the past three eons of my mind stream doing spiritual cultivation. But I just considered if the idea of 'three eons' does not signify literal eons, but is a representation of three eons, manifest in practice (perhaps he spent what seemed like three eons in empty contemplation; after all, is emptiness not beyond any and all mundane comprehension?). I know that it is written in the Holy Bible that Yeshua Christ spent three days on the cross, before rising and unifying with YHWH-- the Source. And in the Eddas it is written of Odin, "I hung on the ash tree-- all nine nights. with spear was I wounded". --- something like that. Nine can be divisible by three into three. I know that the story of Christ and Odin are parallel in metaphysical symbolism, representing our own selves, and potentiality for enlightenment. And Buddha Shakyamuni is said to have practiced perfectly for three full eons, incomprehensible to our mundane minds. This correlation between the numbers and the beings represented in each context leads me to think that the Buddha's three full eons of practice were, on a mundane level, within one lifetime, and (somehow) on a spiritual level, worth three eons. This is my thought. If this interests anyone, or if you wish clarification-- anyone reading-- respond. It would be cool to have some dialogue on this...

[@badkamma]

Are this Buddha statue made of bronze or fiberglass resin? It was very nice gandhara buddha,hope to get one in Thailand.